Chapter Summaries

Ji Nanshu and the others found Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu terrified in a haunted cellar, where a woman’s photograph seemed to move. After they returned to the living room, Ji Nanshu refused to give the Bai brothers protection talismans for free and called on Director Yang to punish them for failing to find their keys.

• Ji Nanshu, Shu Cheng, and the others found Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu trembling before a photograph in the cellar, and Bai Nanyu said the picture had moved.
• Ji Nanshu mocked Bai Nanyu, while Shu Cheng agreed to examine the photograph later and the other guests urged everyone to leave the cellar.
• Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu left without finding their keys, and Ji Nanshu paused to look back at the photograph with a smile before closing the cellar door.
• Bai Nanchen demanded two protection talismans from Ji Nanshu, claiming the Bai Family had supported him.
• Ji Nanshu demanded two hundred thousand for each talisman, refused to let Bai Nanchen pay after Bai Nanyu appealed to their family ties, and asked Director Yang to punish the brothers for not finding their keys.

After the cellar scare, Ji Nanshu refused to get involved with the Bai family, while Shu Cheng and Ji Xingyu argued over whether to help them. That night, a pair of haunted red high heels frightened the Bai brothers, and Ji Nanshu sold them protection talismans at a steep price.

• Bai Nanchen drank all six glasses of bitter melon juice to spare Bai Nanyu, and Director Yang ended the livestream after the guests returned from the cellar.
• Ji Nanshu said no one would die and refused Shu Cheng's request to help the Bai brothers, while Ji Xingyu also declined to follow Shu Cheng.
• Shu Cheng rebuked Ji Xingyu for abandoning his duty to protect the public, and Ji Xingyu went to his room, leaving Shu Cheng feeling jealous and dejected.
• A pair of red high heels appeared at the Bai brothers' doorway; Bai Nanchen screamed and Bai Nanyu fainted.
• Shu Cheng burned the high heels with a talisman, and Ji Nanshu told the guests the ghost only wanted to have fun.
• Bai Nanchen paid Ji Nanshu six hundred thousand for two protection talismans after Ji Nanshu raised their price to three hundred thousand each.

Director Yang woke the guests with a suona and introduced Jin Shi, the villa’s owner, who asked them to investigate rumors that the house was haunted in exchange for free use of the property. As Ji Nanshu sensed something strange about Jin Shi, the group set out to collect beach trash, with Jian Yuanjia inadvertently dragging Jin Shi along.

• Director Yang woke the guests with a loud suona performance and announced that Jin Shi, the villa’s owner, had arrived.
• Jin Shi explained that his family had lent the villa to the production team on the condition that they uncover the truth behind its haunting rumors.
• Ji Nanshu sensed that Jin Shi carried both golden light and blood aura, while Chu Mo wondered why he had come and what he wanted.
• Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu objected to the production team’s decision to use the supposedly haunted villa, but Director Yang dismissed their concerns and ordered the guests to collect trash.
• Jian Yuanjia enthusiastically grabbed Jin Shi and brought him along to pick up trash, while Jin Shi privately admitted that he had come to observe Ji Nanshu.

The guests rebelled against Director Yang over the lack of clues and demanded a reward before splitting up to investigate the haunting. Upstairs, Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo found signs of a missing qipao and shoes, while Jin Shi warned Chu Mo that the Xia Family had targeted Ji Nanshu.

• Jian Yuanjia and the other guests refused to search without clues, then demanded a reward until Director Yang promised one for the next episode.
• The guests split up, with one group heading to the cellar and Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo going upstairs.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo found a pair of shoes and a qipao missing from a bedroom, and Ji Nanshu sensed stronger yin energy while Chu Mo felt watched.
• Jin Shi arrived and teased Chu Mo about protecting Ji Nanshu, then warned that the Xia Family had set its sights on Ji Nanshu.
• Chu Mo acknowledged the warning and silently promised to explain the Xia Family to Ji Nanshu when they got home.

Ji Nanshu and the others searched the Western-style house and found heavy yin energy, missing shoes, and a qipao, then decided to investigate again that night. After the cellar door slammed shut and a female voice spoke, Ji Nanshu ordered the woman in a picture frame to come out.

• Jian Yuanjia reported that Celestial Master Shu had found only heavy yin energy, and Ji Nanshu revealed that shoes and a qipao were missing from an upstairs room.
• Bai Nanchen argued that the ghost’s visit to his and Nanyu’s room counted as a clue, and Ji Nanshu mocked him before agreeing with Shu Cheng to continue the investigation at night.
• Jian Yuanjia suggested another board game, while Ji Xingyu secretly took Ji Nanshu’s used chopsticks and later made up with Shu Cheng.
• The guests decided to stay together and followed Ji Nanshu and Shu Cheng into the cellar, where the door slammed shut and the room went dark.
• A female voice complained about the noise, and Ji Nanshu silenced the guests before ordering the woman in the picture frame to come out.

Ji Nanshu and the guests encountered Du Lanwan, a vengeful ghost who revealed the truth behind the villa’s haunting and the missing concubine. After Director Yang blamed the guests for ruining his show, Du Lanwan frightened him until he fainted.

• When Ji Nanshu refused to hear Du Lanwan’s explanation, he opened the cellar door and led the guests back to the living room.
• Du Lanwan followed the guests and told Jian Yuanjia that she had driven noisy partygoers out of the villa and helped a concubine escape with her lover.
• Jian Yuanjia announced that the guests had completed their mission, and Director Yang angrily complained that their behavior was ruining his show.
• Du Lanwan introduced herself to Director Yang and teased him until he fainted.

Du Lanwan frightened Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu after Bai Nanchen insulted her, and Ji Nanshu sealed her inside a wooden plaque. Bai Nanyu fled in tears after everyone realized he had wet himself.

• Du Lanwan explained that Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu had been unlucky, while Bai Nanyu hinted that Ji Nanshu had caused their misfortune.
• Bai Nanchen accused Du Lanwan and Ji Nanshu of conspiring against the Bai brothers and called Du Lanwan an unlucky ghost.
• Du Lanwan revealed her terrifying form and slapped Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu, leaving the guests frightened.
• Bai Nanchen demanded that Ji Nanshu kill Du Lanwan, and Bai Nanyu begged Ji Nanshu to save them.
• Ji Nanshu used Bind to restrain Du Lanwan and sealed her inside a wooden plaque Shu Cheng provided.
• Jian Yuanjia noticed the smell of urine, and Bai Nanyu realized he had wet himself and ran upstairs while Bai Nanchen followed.

Ji Nanshu learned that a scandal had erupted after a video from Bai Nanyu’s engagement party was leaked, falsely painting him as a homewrecker. Chu Mo began investigating the leak, and the chapter ended with him determined to confront whoever had targeted his wife.

• Ji Nanshu told Du Lanwan to watch the family of the two people she had slapped and report to him every three days.
• Liang You called Ji Nanshu to warn him that a leaked engagement-party video had sparked accusations that he seduced He Jingyi.
• Ji Nanshu read the hostile Weibo comments, while Mei Liang publicly supported him through Boheng Technology’s account.
• Chu Mo asked Yun Sheng to handle public relations, then carried Ji Nanshu to the bathroom after Ji Nanshu flirted with him.
• Chu Mo learned that a waiter had received two hundred thousand before leaking the video and told Yun Sheng to keep the waiter under close watch.

Ji Nanshu learned that a waiter had been paid to send his video to the Entertainment Gossip Society, then discovered a new smear campaign accusing him of being kept by wealthy men. Meanwhile, Ji Xingyu stole Ji Xianzhi’s hair for a paternity test, leaving the Ji brothers too distracted to help Ji Nanshu.

• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo questioned the waiter, who admitted he had filmed Ji Nanshu and accepted two hundred thousand to send the video to the Entertainment Gossip Society.
• The waiter described the buyer as a limping man with a mole on his chin, and Ji Nanshu let him go with compensation.
• Liang You told Ji Nanshu that another rumor claimed he was being kept by multiple wealthy businessmen.
• Ji Nanshu saw the nine-image post and recognized that most of the photos showed someone else, then decided to approach Bai Nanzheng.
• Ji Xingyu returned to the Imperial Capital, yanked hair from Ji Xianzhi, and took it to a Ji Family medical facility for a paternity test.
• Ji Xingyu called Ji Xingchi, and the brothers became so focused on the test that they missed a chance to help clear Ji Nanshu’s name.

Li Lan learned that Xiao Lin was married, had a baby, and had been secretly taking her money, so she joined forces with his wife, Huo Zi, to bring him down. Meanwhile, Xu Quan’s plans continued to unravel, and he ordered Xiaodong to investigate who was sabotaging him.

• Jiang Feng showed Li Lan evidence that Xiao Lin was married, had a four-month-old child, and was transferring her money into his own name.
• Li Lan examined photos revealing Xiao Lin’s sexual affairs and decided to meet his wife and expose him.
• Li Lan gave Huo Zi the photos, and Huo Zi agreed to work with her to take Xiao Lin down.
• Huo Zi answered Xiao Lin’s call sweetly while pretending everything was normal, then hung up and joined Li Lan’s plan.
• Xu Quan spat blood as his injuries worsened and ordered Xiaodong to investigate who had been sabotaging his affairs.

After online users attacked Ji Nanshu, he posted a talisman and warned them to watch their steps. He confronted Bai Nanzheng, defeated the thugs sent to attack him, and left Bai Nanzheng facing a terrifying voice in his car.

• Ji Nanshu read the insults on Weibo, posted a talisman, and warned commenters who cursed him to be careful outside.
• Ji Nanshu visited Bai Nanzheng at his company and accused him of arranging the online attacks, but Bai Nanzheng denied it.
• Bai Nanzheng called accomplices to attack Ji Nanshu after he left the company.
• Ji Nanshu dodged the thugs, knocked all three down, and sent Bai Nanzheng a warning about a bloody calamity.
• Bai Nanzheng heard an unseen child complain about a cigarette butt in his underground parking garage, and he turned toward the voice.

Ji Nanshu visited Chu Mo at work, where their public affection and private office encounter stirred up the company. Yun Sheng confirmed to employees that Ji Nanshu was Chu Mo’s partner, and the chapter ended with Chu Mo continuing to tease an exhausted Ji Nanshu.

• A frightened Bai Nanzheng promised the little ghost he would not litter again and hurried home.
• Ji Nanshu went to Chu Mo’s company, waited in the lobby, and joined him for lunch after Chu Mo came downstairs.
• Chu Mo grew jealous when employees stared at Ji Nanshu, then took him to his office and locked the door.
• Yun Sheng told a curious employee that Ji Nanshu was the company’s madam, and word spread throughout the company.
• Chu Mo kept pursuing Ji Nanshu in the office despite Ji Nanshu’s protests.

Ji Nanshu faced a public fraud accusation and a hostile press scrum, but he and Liang You got the man who attacked him taken to the police. At Ruicheng Media, Ji Nanshu identified Bai Nanzheng as the person behind the smear campaign and hinted that he had sent a little ghost to trouble him.

• A man accused Ji Nanshu online of swindling 150,000 yuan intended for his daughter's leukemia treatment, prompting netizens to flood Ji Nanshu's Weibo with abuse.
• Chu Mo tried to calm Ji Nanshu and left for the office, while Ji Nanshu went out and was confronted by reporters outside Qingyan Garden.
• A man threw an unidentified liquid at Ji Nanshu, but Liang You pulled him out of the way and ordered a bodyguard to seize the attacker.
• Liang You and Ji Nanshu took the attacker to the police station, submitted evidence, and then went to Ruicheng Media.
• Ji Nanshu told Liang You and Lin Kai'an that Bai Nanzheng was behind the allegations, though he had no evidence yet.
• Bai Nanzheng called offering help, but Ji Nanshu asked whether he had slept well and suggested he knew about the little ghost; Bai Nanzheng angrily hung up.

As rumors about Ji Nanshu spread, friends and acquaintances publicly supported him while Bai Nanyu helped fuel the scandal. Ji Nanshu checked Mei Liang’s company and returned home to find Chu Mo angry with him, leaving him searching for a way to make up.

• Yan Chengyue questioned Ji Nanshu about handling the scandal, but Ji Nanshu said he could manage it and left with Liang You.
• Tao Ai and her mother, along with Mei Liang and his family, posted videos supporting Ji Nanshu as online calls to boycott him grew.
• Bai Nanyu liked malicious comments using an alternate account, then posted a public message pretending to defend Ji Nanshu; Jian Yuanjia replied by accusing Bai Nanyu of being a hypocrite.
• At Boheng Technology, Mei Liang and Qian Xinya reassured Ji Nanshu that they believed him, and Ji Nanshu advised Mei Liang to move the money tree and add a fitness and recreation area.
• Chu Mo scolded Ji Nanshu for going out, stayed cold toward him at home, and Ji Nanshu searched online for advice on how to coax an angry boyfriend.

Ji Nanshu learned that the Bai Family was behind the online rumors and decided to pay for Tang Zhengyi’s daughter’s treatment. He left Tang Zhengyi with evidence about the fraud and promised help as the girl prepared for surgery.

• Ji Nanshu dismissed Director Yang’s concerns about the Bai Family’s threats and offered to cover the sponsor’s shortfall.
• Chu Mo told Ji Nanshu that Bai Nanzheng had orchestrated the smear campaign and that an impersonator had committed the fraud.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo went to Hai City Second Hospital, where Ji Nanshu paid for Tang Zhengyi’s daughter’s medical expenses.
• Ji Nanshu showed Tang Zhengyi documents about the fraud, gave him a protection talisman, and promised further support for his daughter’s treatment and recovery.
• Ji Nanshu told Tang Zhengyi that his daughter would soon have a chance at surgery and a long life, leaving Tang Zhengyi overwhelmed with gratitude.

The Celestial Masters Association and the police cleared Ji Nanshu of the fraud allegations, while Bai Nanzheng remained hostile and suffered nightly visits from a ghost. After Ji Nanshu’s verbal-karma warning seemed to bring bad luck to an online troll, the troll apologized and other netizens followed suit.

• Si Dai posted Ji Nanshu’s Fifth-Level Celestial Master certificate through the Celestial Masters Association’s official account to explain his photo with Elder Zhang.
• Ji Nanshu thanked his supporters and said he had reported the impersonation and fraud to the police.
• The Hai City Police Bureau announced that Jin had impersonated Ji Nanshu to defraud Tang and had been placed under criminal detention.
• Ji Nanshu called Bai Nanzheng to taunt him about the case being resolved, then blocked him again; Bai Nanzheng continued to be haunted by a ghost in his dreams.
• Li Wei suffered a traffic accident after cursing Ji Nanshu, realized his misfortune might be connected to his abuse, and posted an apology that prompted other netizens to apologize too.

Bai Nanyu urged Bai Nanzheng to find a celestial master, while the Ji family learned that Ji Xingyu had found their missing youngest brother, An'an. Ji Xingchi showed them a livestream of the Ghost Hotel episode, where An'an appeared among the contestants.

• Bai Nanzheng angrily sent Bai Nanyu away, then softened when Bai Nanyu expressed concern about his sleeplessness and suggested that Ji Nanshu might use mystic arts against him.
• Bai Nanzheng told Bai Nanyu he had already arranged for a celestial master to examine the family, and the two went to meet him.
• Ji Xingyu gave the Ji family paternity-test results, prompting them to suspect an illegitimate child until he announced that he had found their youngest brother.
• Ji Xingchi showed the family a livestream of Ideal Life's fourth episode at the Ghost Hotel, where they saw An'an among the guests.
• Director Yang explained that the guests would experience two horror escape rooms each day and receive lavish meals without completing tasks.

Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo persuaded Director Yang to join the filming, and Director Yang introduced Jin Shi as the episode’s guest star. Ji Nanshu’s family recognized him on the livestream and set out to bring him home, while the guests entered a psychiatric-hospital escape room and Chu Mo clung to Ji Nanshu’s hand.

• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo agreed to Director Yang’s filming plan on the condition that he stayed with them throughout the shoot, and the other guests supported them.
• Director Yang agreed to film alongside the guests and introduced Jin Shi, whom Jian Yuanjia greeted by throwing himself into his arms.
• Ming Yi, Ji Xianzhi, and the rest of the Ji family recognized Ji Nanshu on the livestream and rushed to prepare a trip to bring him home.
• Jian Yuanjia panicked when a skull fell in the escape room and stayed in Jin Shi’s arms as Jin Shi found a note, a key, and a medical record book before kicking open the door.
• Bai Nanyu tried to get close to Chu Mo, who rejected him, while Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu’s hand and pretended to be scared.

Ji Nanshu led the group through the escape room, brushed off Bai Nanyu’s accusations, and reunited with Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi. After the clues brought them into a locked room, Ji Nanshu prepared to break through another door.

• Ji Nanshu teased Chu Mo for pretending to be scared, then kicked open a combination-locked iron door.
• Bai Nanyu accused Ji Nanshu of targeting him and fighting him for He Jingyi, but Ji Nanshu rejected the idea and insulted them both.
• Jian Yuanjia ran into Ji Nanshu, complained about Director Yang, and traded curses with the director before Jin Shi led him toward the clues.
• The group followed the clues into a small room whose door slammed shut, and Ji Nanshu had Chu Mo move a cabinet to reveal a low locked door.
• When Director Yang warned Ji Nanshu not to kick the low door open, Ji Nanshu asked for a hammer and told them to smash it.

Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu’s group smashed their way out of the first escape room, leaving Director Yang fretting over the damage. In the zombie-themed room, Jin Shi accidentally injured Bai Nanchen, who argued with the group and left with Bai Nanyu, while the remaining guests continued.

• Chu Mo used an iron cabinet to smash open doors in the first escape room, and the startled NPC hid in a ventilation duct as Director Yang watched the damage mount.
• After the group escaped, Ji Nanshu asked Director Yang whether the NPCs were insured before they entered the zombie-themed escape room.
• Chu Mo dodged a lunging zombie and pulled Ji Nanshu aside, while Jin Shi kicked the zombie NPC and it fell onto Bai Nanchen, spraining his ankle.
• Bai Nanchen blamed Jin Shi for his injury, and Jian Yuanjia defended Jin Shi and rebuked Bai Nanchen.
• Bai Nanyu helped Bai Nanchen leave with the injured NPC, while the remaining guests continued through the escape room and Director Yang worried about more damages.